(Semi-Dwarf) Youll never worry about getting enough fruit withFriar in the garden…its a fruiting machine turning out bushel upon bushel of large, oval, firm Plums that will beguile you with their sweet taste. Its fruit is very attractive as it matures in August with deep purple, nearly black skin that contrasts starkly with its juicy, glowing amber flesh. While an older variety of Japanese Plum,Friar still is one of the best for the home edible garden for its easy to grow nature and for its fruit that resists cracking as well as any Plum you can find. Youll love eating it fresh off the tree and youll find that youll have loads of friends around harvest time looking to help you share that luscious fruit that is just as good cooked in a myriad of tasty ways as it is fresh. Friar must be pollinated by another Japanese Plum to set fruit.